Friday, December 07, 2007

Pattaya News Roundup

The drivers of the massive 2-story tour busses in Pattaya have a really bad habit of thinking that they are still driving their little scooters that get them to work, instead of a 14-ton building-sized vehicle. These gigantic vehicles are very, very dangerous. Just ask this lady's family, who had their loved one killed by a bus driver who took off from a red light a few seconds before it turned green.

Apparently big boy elephants, like Vulcans, only get horny once every 7 or 8 years... but when they do, you'd much rather be facing down one of the tourist busses mentioned above than a prurient pachyderm. This being Pattaya, you'd think there would be a bargirl elephant around for the poor fellow to barfine, but trauquilizer darts in the ass and a bondage session were all this beastie got.

I think that the only things left lying around that poor Thai people won't steal to sell for cash are dirty flip-flops. Steel and copper cables though, and drain and sewer covers and other scrap iron... that's as good as gold to petty Thai thieves. A couple of tons of scrap iron lying around is apparently too much of an opportunity to pass up. Let's just hope that these guys don't learn the value of train rails.

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